The city hasn’t had a Democratic mayor since 2013

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Under the city’s law, Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms, as well as operators of rental units, are required to register with the city. Booking platforms must tell the city which properties have been rented, allowing the city to check if those units are legal. Companies can be fined up to $10,000 a day, per unit, if they receive a fee to book an unregistered short-term rental.

A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help, authorities said Tuesday.

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge found the city had failed to stem spiraling dysfunction and brutality against those in custody.

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A bombshell report from The New York Times suggests that despite her title, Attorney General Pam Bondi is hardly running the show at the Department of Justice.

https://exocomics.com/

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22132981

Starting today, new support threads that are created on discord will be indexed and be easily findable with search engines thanks to Answer Overflow. Right now, existing threads are being indexed.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/63871234

“This is absolutely unprecedented, what they’re trying to do here,” one law professor said of the bill.

Ximena Arias-Cristobal remains in ICE custody despite police and prosecutors dropping charges

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29608536

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Nine Israeli missiles have slammed into and around the courtyard of the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70, the enclave’s Ministry of Health says.

Source: Litterbox Comics.

Source: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/602

Cross-posted from "me_irl" by @zedgeist@lemm.ee in !me_irl@lemmy.world

The green sign reads "Please don't leave empty boxes here. Bring them to the bin outside"

The Beachwood Police Department reported on May 2 the man checked out the hundred books from the Cuyahoga County Public Library Beachwood Branch, and posted a video of him burning the books on social media.

UnitedHealth Group announced a new chief executive Tuesday, a sudden and surprising change following the fatal shooting in December of its UnitedHealthcare subsidiary's leader.

The two officials—Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general, and Brian Nieves, a deputy chief of staff and senior policy counsel—were seeking access to the U.S. Copyright Office but were denied entry at around 9 a.m., sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The New York Times.

I have volume 1 of Kim Il Sung’s works in English - printed in North Korea in the 70’s. I don’t know if the Foreign Languages Publishing House survived long enough for a Volume 2. They did put out some of Jong’s thoughts on film, if I recall correctly.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it will begin the process of pulling prescription fluoride drops and tablets for children off the market. The supplements are usually given to kids at high risk for cavities.

Two more aides left John Fetterman’s office in recent weeks, the latest in a stream of staff exits amid the Pennsylvania senator’s shifting political persona and questions about his health.

No evidence has been seen that a genocide is occurring in Gaza or that women and children were targeted by the IDF, UK government lawyers have claimed

US navy lost its 3rd $60M FA-18 fighter jet in the Red Sea. All these sacrifices to protect and support Israel's right to commit genocide. They are now developing extra options for their war planes 😂😂😂😂 #USpol #USNavy #FA18 #TheRedSea @palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel@a.gup.pe

US navy lost its 3rd $60M FA-18 fighter jet in the Red Sea.

A 14th-century Buddhist statue, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, was returned to a Japanese temple on Monday, ending a dispute that had contributed to bilateral friction, a source close to the matter said.

https://archive.is/20250513120920/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-13/la-me-hotel-minimum-wage-universal-city

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When Mozilla announced their Terms of Use a few months ago, they told us that they would be asking us to acknowledge it at a later date. That day is here, and I took a quick look at it.